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Giveaway should
result in plenty
Of DOW Seedlings '
By ANTONIA ROBINSON
arobinson@lakecityreporter. com
Columbia County residents
always lopk forward to the annu-
al tree giveaway, and the City
of Lake City/Columbia County
Beautification Committee doesn't

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No decision expected
at next county
COHmmiSsiOn meeting.
sy TONY esltin
tbritt~lakecityreporter.com
Columbia County officials con-
tinue to look into the possibility of
privatizing Emergency Medical

"Basically he advised me that
he's not going to be able to do an
in-depth review with the board,"
Williams said. "I think he is going
to say things are moving along
and as soon as he has something,
he'll present it. There will be no
in-depth discussion."
Jason Kimbrell, Lifeguard
IEMS continued on 31A

*County staff is currently nego-
tiating a potential contract wilth
Lifeguard Ambulance Service of
Florida to privatize local EMS.
Lifeguard Ambulance Service of
Florida was voted the top choice
in March to become the county's
EMS provider if privatization of
the service was to occur.
County officials want to save
money by having EMS services

provided by a private company.
The county was supplementing
its' EMS services with close to
$1.2 million annually.
Dale Williams, county man-
ager, said he met with Feagle on
Monday, and Williams said he
doesn't think Feagle will be to
the point where he'll do much of
an in-depth discussion on EMS
privatization at the meeting.

Services for the unincorporated
areas of the county and the Town
of Fort White, and the topic is on
Thursday night's county commnis-
sion agenda. *
The preliminary agenda issued
by the county for the ..7p.n.
Thursday county commission
meeting lists the FMS Contract as
an item slated to b~e discussed by
county attorney Marlin Feag~le.

mow various golf landsca es,
such as fairways,, greens, thees
and rough.
Students in nolf course

irig, said iohn Piersol, dir2c-
tor of Golf and Landscape.
Operations at FGC.
"They carr take things
apart, instructors can go in
there and do something with
the hydraulics or the electri-
cal systems and the students
then have to diagnose what's
wrong with it and fix it," he
said. "They can practice actual
" "a 'stc ":an i:::::
tive vice' president of Golf
Ventures Inc., a Jacobsen
distributor, said the Jacobsen
donaition was made through
his company's long-standing
relationship with FGC and
to support FGC's Golf and
Landscape Operations pro-
gram, a program that he and
other Golf Ventures employ-
ees and customers graduated
from.
"We owe, a lot of our busi
ness success to the rela
tionship with the school,"
McMahon said. "And John
PierSO1, he taught me when

plan to disappoint this year,
according to officials.
The National Arbor Day Tree
Giveaway is 10 a.m. April .29 at
Memorial Stadium.
"This is a big event in Columbia
County," saidJames Montgomery,
acting beautification committee
chairman. "There's always a long
line of people."
Arbor Day is celebrated across
the nation on the last Friday in
April. The committee commemo-

rates the day with a tree -give-
away.
"WVithout trees we couldn't live,"
Montgomery said. "They create
oxygen for you."
The beautification committee
also celebrates Florida Arbor Day
in January by planting: a tree in
honor of a citizen.
The beautification committee
first held its National Arbor Day
ARBOR continued ont 3A

FILE PHOTO
Gracie Kinney shows
her seedling from the
National Arbor Day
Tree Giveaway.

By LEANNE TYO
Ityo@lak~ecityreporter.com
Sharon Higgins of Lake City is hopeful
that a Florida` House-passed bill repeal-
ing requirements for septic tank inspec-
tions will move on to be passed by the
Senate.
"In a perfect world, if HB 13 could go
over and the Senate would vote on it and
pass it, thaf~s what we'd want," Higgins
said, Tuesday.
According to the Associated Press, the
bill was passed by a House vote of 110-3
almost a week ago. The bill --- yet to be
passed by the Senate -- repeals required
septic: tank inspections, legislation that
WRS .paSSed last year.
Higgins said the; required inspections,
if they become effective; would go against
her "constitutional standpointt"
"Right from the beginning;. I felt like it
wa my inason of or 8tdo ertymnghs,
that someone could come on our prop-
erty and inspect something that as far as
TANKS continued on 32A

COunty tax

installments

Late fees avoided;
p'nOperty tax
payments by plan.

By ANTONIA ROBINSON
arobinson@lakecityreporter. com
Residents can avoid late fees for prop-
erty tax payments through the Quarterly
Installment Plan available at the Columbia
County Tax Collector's Office.
MThe deadline to sign-up for the plan is
Property owners can make four pay-
ment installments for their taxes, said
Ronnie Brannon, Columbia County. tax
collector. Bills are sent out in June,
s ntebern uD ce~mb and the final
"In these difficult economic times, it's
a way to budget your tax payments," he
said. "Once you go delinquent, there is
an additional cost involved and penalty
phase."
Delinquent payments are assessed a
three percent penalty in April and addi-
tional costs can be charged,
The plan has about 3,000 people take
advantage of it, Brannon said.
ulf s always hard to put your money
together for one lump sum," he said.
PLAN continued on 3A

CUTTER' SDE~IGHT

Donated
ITIOMerS

will help
teach FGC

students.

By LEANNE TYO
Ityo@lakecityreporter.com
Imost 50 Flonida
Gateway College
students study-
ing Golf and
ALandscape
Operations will have the
chance to tinker with a special
donation worth approximately
$120,000. .
That~ donation cmne
~from Jacobsen, A Textron
Company, in the form of
seven used golf course mow-
ers, which were officially
snaies d oma GoeVentue
Inc. at FGC= Tuesday.
Golf Ventures also delivered
$2,000 worth of scholarships
gv ina0 apco tns toobfour
of the Golf and Landscape-
Operations' students.
The donated mowers can ,

"But ChriSt has indeed been
raised from the dead, the first-
fruits of those who have fallen
aSleep. For since death came
through a man, the resurrection
of the dead comes also through
a man. For as in Adam all die,
SO In Christ all will be made

-- 1Corinthians 15:20-22

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no longer own a sports
team in Philadelphia, but
he still keeps the city
Sok J B Jv close to his soul.
Bon Jovi returned to Philadelphia
on Tuesday to lend his star power to
the opening of a new homeless shel-
ter for teens and young adults.
The New Jersey native is a long-
time advocate for homeless causes
in Philadelphia, Newark, N.J., New
Orleans and other cities.
Allowing young people to fall
through society's cracks "denies all
tof sthi stalet and lyi ions,o Bon
ing of the Covenant House shelter in
the gritty Kensington neighborhood.
The facility will house 20 people,
ages 18 to 21. Many of them have
aged out of the foster-care system
or formerly lived on the streets. The
shelter will provide a needed bridge
to adulthood and independence,
helping residents set work, educa-
tioixal and life goals.
"They don't have a safety net,"
said Kevin Ryan, president of
Covenant House International.
The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation
contributed to the $3 million facility.
The singer used to be an owner of
the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena
Football League. He was recently
named to President Barack Obama's
White House Council for Communit
Solutions.

Paz de la Huerta in court
over assault charge
NEW YORK Prosecutors said
TV actress Paz de la Huerta derided
a former reality TV figure as a "fake
actress" after attacking her in a posh
New York City hotel bar.
The "Boardwalki Empire" actress
was arraigned Tuesday on assault
and other charges in her March 20
encounter with Samantha Swetra.

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De la Huerta's
lawyer said she's
"asking people not to
rush to judgment."
A court complaint
said de la Huerta
punched Swetra in
the face and threw
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She entered a treatment facility for
three months last year to deal with
what were termed emotional and
physical issues.

HOOver pulling ads from
ABC over soap eras

NEW YORK A Hoover execu-
tive who said his wife and mother
are big fans of two soap operaS
canceled by ABC said he is yanking
the vacuum-makers', ads from the
network in protest.
Hoover's vice president of market-
ing, Brian Kirkendall, announced
on the 'company's Facebook page
that the ads will be lifted Friday, if
not sooner. T~he number of people
:who said they "liked" Hoover on
Facebook lias jtimped from around
7,000 to.more than 11,000 people
since the message was posted.
ABC said it was canceling "All My
Children" an'd "One Life to Live." '

Oil still present in water
Shoreline Clean-up Assessment Teams team leader Todd
Farrar of Baton Rouge and other team members use a shovel
to search for oil in the surf in Perdido Key Tuesday. Tar~ballS
continue to wash ashore a year after the Deepwater Horizon
oil spill.

They made the
announcement Tuesday
while in Panama City for a
Cabinet meeting and tour
of the Panhandle to mark
Sthe spill's one-year anni-
versary.
Wednesday is the dead-
1in so i nsg ea leera
in New Orleans. Several
of Flonida's local govern-
ments are participating.

PHYSe snatcher
StuHS VICtim
SARASOTA -
Authorities said a purse
snatcher used a stun gun
to disable his victim.
The Sarasota County
Sheriff's Office said the
incident happened about
7:30 p.m. Monday when a
vehicle stopped next to a
woman who was walking
along ~irads a mn ot

out of the car and used
a ne otu gunlion bh victim
with her. The vehicle,
which was driven by a
woman, fled the scene. .

PoliCO fatally
Shoot suspect
MIAMI GARDENS -
Police officers shot and

killed a man suspected of
shooting an officer last
week. -
Police said Durall Jessie
Miller, 24, refused to leave
the entrance of a Miami
Gardens home Monday
night. When he threatened
to shoot a officers, they

Officers were looking
for Miller in connection
with a shooting last Friday
night during a domestic
violence call in Miami.
Police said Miller fired at
the officers, striking one in
the foot Miller was wanted
on two counts of attempted
murder on a police officer
stemming from the shoot-
ing.

Man Shoots 2

dogs to death
JACKSONVILLE -

tnhal Sew dt 4e6, sh t
his dogs to death outside
his Jacksonville home.
SNeigthbors to1d deputies
with his two dogs and shot
them. Stewart was upset
because the dogs kept
digging holes in the back
yard. He was accused of
cruelty to animals.

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Demi Lovato leaving
'Sonny With a Chaner.
LOS ANGELES Demi Lovato,
18, is leaving "Sonny With a
Chance," the' Disne'y
a Channel TV series .
that m atden a inevefher a s~tar

iT~ with Peolile miga-
l ine, Loyato said she
Didn't "'think going
Lovatoback to 'Sonny'
*would be healthy for
my recovery." Instead, she said she
wants to focus on~ her music career.

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THE WIIEAC~TH-E;R

w ism n f lonnt ana

DELRAY BEACH -
Authorities said a missing
Montana woman has been
found in South Florida.
Delray Beach Police Sgt.
Nicole Guerriero said that
Amanda Lyn Buchanan,
of Whitefish, Mont., was
found early Tuesday in
Briny Breezes.
Guerriero said an off-
duty police officer saw
Buchanan, 34, stand-
cn otieda dsur p. r
to be harmed.
Guerriero said
Buchanan's family told
police that Buchanan had
struggled with depression
and that they did not know
why she was in South
Florida.

~Car T-boned by -
school bus
JACKSONVLLE Five
hildr n hqkonil after a
school bus T-boned a car
that had run a red light.
Jacksonville Fire and
Rescue officials said 23
children were on the bus
when it collided with the
car Tuesday morning.
Officials said that five
children were hospital-
ized within non-life-threat-
ening injuries. The bus
driver injured her leg but
declined to be transported
to a hospital.
It was unclear why the
car's driver ran the red
light. The crash remains
under investigation.

State opts out of
Oil spill lawsuit
PANAMA CITY Gov.
Rick Scott and Attorney
General Pam Bondi said
Florida won't join a lawsuit
against the owner of the
Deepwater Horizon rig
that exploded a year ago,
causing the massive oil
spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

I was going here. We just industry support."
feel the program's impor-
tant for the golf course
industry in Florida and it
needs to be supported, so RECYCLE
we do whatever we possi-
bly can do for it." YOUR
Piersol said the industry PAPER
support that comes from
that relationship helps to ,
pay for the program. ~sP~~
"The industry sup-
port is a huge part of our
program," he said. "We
wouldn't have the pro-
grams we do have without L -ac.. .

Road to Calvar
The "Road to Calvary"
production is 8:159:45
p.m. Friday and Saturday
at Wesley Memorial
United Methodist Church,
1272 SW McFarlane Ave.
Drive-thru time is usually
less than seven minutes.
For further information,
call 752-3513 or visit wrww.
commumityconcerts. info

Good Friday
A High Noon Praise
Service is noon Friday
at Miracle Tabernacle
Church on Sisters
Welcome Road. Dr. G.L.
Hawthorne and Dr. C.J.
Steele will "tag-team" in
the spirit. Call 386-292-
5850 or 386-7588452.

Tenebrae Service
The First Presbyterian
Church is having a Good
Friday Tenebrae Service
8 p.m. Friday. Candles will
be extinguished during

from now until April
30. Every food item or
financial donation counts
toward receiving a per-
ce tae of the yieaw~ay.

bring donations either to

lake City, FL, 32056.

Maundy Thursday
An annual Maundy
Thursday program is 7
p.m. Thursday at Bethel
AME Church. The com-
munity is invited to
enjoy the event of the
Inst Supper. The church
is located on CR 242A.

Honer at 386-697-1395.

Faith in Christ Holy
Week .
Holy week ser-
vices include Maundy
Thursday featuring Holy
Communion 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, walking the Via
Dolorosa or "the Sorrowful
Road" noon Friday and
Resurrection Day 10 a.m.
Sunday at Faith in Christ.
The church is located at
9317 US Hwy. 9~0 East, just
east of the county line and
right next door to the Star
Tech office.

Month. Join the Master
Gardeners and learn all
about attracting these
beauties.IThe program is
free and everyone is wel-

Sc enee Club

Richardson Middle
School EXCEL Science
Club Outstanding Science
Dignitary Program is
honoring all students
who made an A in sci-
ence on their third nine
weeks report card 9 a~m.
Thursday.in the audito-
rium. The speaker is Mark
Hunter, Columbia County
Sheriff. Everyone is' invit-
ed to attend.

Treasure Hunters
meeing
The Gold, Gem &
Treasure Hunters Club of
North Florida is meeting
7 p.m. Thursday at the
Butler Seafood House in
Lake Butler. Contact Club
President John Itshuk
at 904-364-0680 or e-mail
starkepaa@ryahoo.com.

Feinstein challenge
Christian Service Center
is participating in the $1
million dollar giveaway
Alan Feinstein Challenge

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medical services in city limits.
'"The city's position in
regards to EMS services
is that we can not make an
educated decision or take a
direction until we know what
the position of the~county is
going, to,~ be," Johnson said.
'"The county has got a dif-
ficult decision to make and I
know they have been assess-
ing it for several weeks, but
I hope in the end, from my
conversations with officials
from Lifeguard Ambulande
Services, I see them as a qual-
ity firm and they have made a
su enior poosal for quality of
service at no cost. I hope that
in the end the services select-
ed by the county will be for the
people, countywide, to include
all the citizens so that we all
have an equal service with no
cost. Thats what I'm hearing
Lifeguard proposed and cer-
tainly as they go through the
negotiations, I don't see how
they can get much better than
that."

Ambulance Service regional
director of operations, said he
is uncertain when Lifeguard's
proposal will be present-
ed to the Columbia County
Commission. ~
"Right now we're negotiat-
ing with the county to make
sure vie'Are got a very detailed
proposal thats going to pro-
videsthe greatest service to the
.community and thats going to
take a little bit of extra time,
he said. .
Kimbrell said the proposal
may be pushed back to a later
date its contract negotiations
continue.
"Because of the details of
the proposal, it's going to take.
an additional several weeks,"
Kimbrell said. "We're now at
a point where the presenta-
tion is going to be delivered
probably not until at least
May 5. All that's at the discre-
tion of the Board of County
Commissioners."
Mike Anderson, spokesper-
son for the Columbia County
EMSAssociation (International

Association of fie Firefighters
Local 3510), said the union
still has the same points of
consideration it initially voiced
regarding privatizing -there
has been no cost savings evi-
dence presented to support it.
"All that we ask is that they
commissionersrs) allow the citi-
zens to weigh in," Anderson
said. "We're still witing and
watching th~e outcome and
hoping the community will
weigh-in on the direction that
they feel the county should go
in on the privatization issue.
The union plans to have a
press conference following the
county commission meeting if
ai presentation about privatized
EMS services is made during
the meeting.
"We're prepared to address
the county's decision to priva-
tize," Anderson said. "In our
opinion it doesn't appear to be
a good idea."
Wendell Johnson, city man-
ager, said' the city has not
made a decision on a potential
vendor to provide emergency

Elections office will also lie
available to register voters at
the event.
"It'sagreat opportunity to
get trees planted in the com-
munity," Montgomery said.

Celebration at the Old City
Hall building in 2000.
"The first one it was
crazy," Montgomery said.
"Everyone showed up."
Two trees per person
will be available, said Faye
Bowling-Warren, commit-
tee member. Everyone
must show identifica-
tion proving they live in

Columbia County.
Offered trees will include
live oak, dahoon ~holly,
American Elm, sweet gum,
southern magnolia, red
maple, tulip poptilar and dog-
wood. Seedlings will also be
available.
The trees will enhance the
appearance of the commu-
nity, Bowling-Warren said.

"It makes the community
more inviting to people,"
she said.
A brief program will take
place before the giveaway
began. The Supervisor of

"Its easier to pay install-
ments."
There are no additional
costs for signing up for
the plan, and discounts
are also available, he said.
The plan helps avoid late
fees and penalties.
Another option intro-
duced for taxpayers last
year is the Partial Payment
Plan, Brannon said. The
plan begins Nov. 1 and
allows property owners to
make as many payments
needed to payoff taxes
before April 1.
However, no bills are

provided other than the
fist tax bill, he said.
Applications for the
Quarterly Installment Plan
are available at the tax
collector's office or sign-
ups can be made over the
phone, Brannon said. The
tax collector's office is
available at (386) 758-1080
for more information on
either plans or to sign-up
for quarterly installment
"Call the office anytime
you have a question about
anyr kind of property tax
payment," he said. "We're
here to help you."

COMMUNITY CA A

Our Redeemer Holy
Week
Hol Wleek servi es re

nausday s7:3 p.m. F iay
for Good Friday and 7 and

Ba Rdemr s th r
sunrise service Sunday.
The church is located on
State Road 47, 1 mile past
the interstate.

Friday
Steer Competition .
Th eadline t nte
sTher do the Clomb r
s uteer Far 4:30 ia .
F dy. Fhil ren mus te
between the ages of` 8-18
and enrolled in school
or home schooled in
Columbia County. Entries
must be turned into the
fairgrounds office or call
752-8822. Forms are avail-
able online at www.colum-
biacountyf'ailtorg or th?
fair office. The begmmnng
Steer weigh in is 8-10
a.m. May 7.

Master Gardeners
workshop
A Gardening for
Butterflies workshop is
5:45 7 p.m. Thursday
at the Fort White Public
Library on Rt. 47 (located
across from Fort White
High School. April is
Butterfly Gardening

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TANK(S: Law up for repeal

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we know is working perfectly fine." tion cost (if the repeal is not passed
Higgins said the inspections by the Senate), Barnard said, but
would also incur an "unnecessary the water pollution from septic tanks
expense" for residents, which Lois needs to be dealt with.
Talbert of Lake City agreed with. "I just don't know who ofus would
"I have more bills to pay than I want to suffer from water-bjorne ill-
can think of and to pay Sonriething nesses if we don't start to get this
thats not necessary is ridiculous... pollution under control," she said.
I can't see it and I can't afford;"- "W1ithout M;itkpect for why it
it," Talbert said. "We live on Social (the inspections) is put in place,
Security and as you know with the~ l.it'sigoi~ng- rmt;our.- ach-needed i
gas going up and the food going up water protection back a long way,"
with everything else going up, we Bainar~d said, "and that's something ,
certainly can't withstand an expense, that each of us are going to. have to
like that look at ourselves. How much does
Loye Barnard, vice president of it mean to each one of us? Because
SaveOur uwanee nc.- a on-it affects our families' health and
profit organization concerned with
Suwannee Basin water issues well-being.
said she is "really very concerned" "The sad part is that we're hurting
about the expense of the possible from lack of funds for the financing
inspections, but is also concerned that would help remedy this particu-
about the nitrate pollution septic lar problem," she said, "but sadder
tanks contribute to North Florida still, we'll end up with polluted water
springs and rivers. and springs and that we're expected
"W~e're really between a rock and to drink water that is no longer
a hard place," Barnard said. drinkable."
Perhaps septic tank companies Local septic tank businesses con-
who would perform the possible tacted for comment on this story
inspections could work with low- were unavailable by press time
income areas to offset the inspec- Tuesday.

ARBOR: Itksa day meant to plant a tree
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PLAN: Installments

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Tallahassee's harsh immigration

bills flunk common- sense test

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OPINION

Child ren

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magic

of fight
he annual Young
Ealsevent held
Saturday and
Sunday at Cannon
Creek Airpark
introduced area children to the
magic of flight. The program,
sponsored by local flying enthu-
siasts, offered free airplane
rides to kids ages 8-17.
To some, this sounds trivial.
The planes were small propeller
models of all makes and sizes
and the flightf~' consisted of an
aerial lap around Lake City.
But it's not trivial. Local pilots
and their families who give of
themselves to make this event
happen should be commended.
Most of the children who flew
on Saturday and Sunday had
never been off the ground in
an airplane before. The event
introduced these children to a
very unique experience. Many
of the parents also had never
flown.
Maybe there's one child who
goes on to a career in aviation
or an aviaticn-related ~field.
Giving young children .
the experience of flight is
something they never will.
forget. The symbolic meaning
of the event comes in the
lesson it shares. Some may find
inspiration in the experience
to realize they can step beyond
any limitations and achieve
sonidthin~gthiat off~e ~eedied .
impossible.
The message, the event
and the people behind it all
are positive forces in our
community.

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There are 255 days left in the
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On April 20, 2010, an
explosion on the Deepwater
Horizon oil platform, leased
by BP, killed 11 workers and
began spewing (by govern-
ment estimates) about 200 mil-
lion gallons of crude into the
Gulf of Mexico for nearly three
months.

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for the presidency more than
once as a publicity lark. Leave
it to Cosby to come up with the
appropriate comparison. Maybe
he should run.
Opposing Obama won't be
easy. The presidents ability
on the stump is daunting. In
this era only Bill Clinton could
match his charisma. That may
have diminished some but not
enough to give the current crop
of opponents much hope in the
hurricane that is a presidential
campaign. The task will be to
convince voters that they were
better off before they elected
him and that they will be better
off when he is out of the White '
House. How easy is that in an
economy continuing to show
improvement and given the
power of an incumbent to dic-
tate the news? .
So if this is one of those eleo-
tions without an obvious oppo-
nent why not look at the likes
of "the Donald"? It would be a
hoot. Every few weeks he could
sack his campaign manager
or one of his key advisers just
for show. "You're fied!" could
become the campaign cry. It
would drive the political pun-
dits crazy. He could comp free
nights at the "Taj" or the "Plaza"
in Atlantic City for big donors.
Smaller contributors could be
offered a free meal at the casi-
nos' buffets with those giving
$20 or under receiving coupons
for a discount at the ancient hot-
dog stands along the.boardwalk.
Go for it Trump, baby. We can
hardly wait.

SDan K. Thomasson is former
editor of Scripps Howard News
Service.

inherited a bunch
of money, built
and bought a lot of
D ~ ~b u il d i n g s inclu d-oal T r
ing gambling casinos, married
a beauty or two, provided hun-
dreds of thousands of jobs he
claims and has become even
more' famous for turning the
act of dismissal into one of the
ruder expressions of the awful
era of reality television. All
thatria his.opinion makes him
qualified to be president of the
United 'States.
That's what he told a national
audience tuned into the "'Today
Show" the other morning
without actually saying he was
going to run for the job. A few
minutes later the next guest, the
irrepressible Dr. Bill Cosby, all
but told Today host Meredith
Vieira that Trump should do
something biologically impos-
sible, adding that the only thing
the king of the comb-over is .
running "is his mouth."
Since then, Trump has joined
those demanding that Barack
Obama prove he legally holds
the presidency by releasing
his birth certificate. That has
boosted Trump to the top of
the early polls, of potential GOP
nonunees,
Whether or not the man
whose name is plastered over
a hunk of Atlantic City and is
referred to by the New York
media as "the Donald" decides
to give Republicans the oppor-
tunity to carry their banner is
beside the point. The fact he is
even mentioned shows where
the party is in terms of viable
candidates for next year's elec-
tion. No one has yet actually '
declared to oppose Obama, who

Dan K. Thomas son

has made it cleatlhe is seeking
reelection.
.Some people have signaled
they may be in, and it is to say
the least an eclectic bunch -
Newt Gingrich, Haley Barbour,
Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin
and Tim Pawlenty (Tim who?).
At this juncture, Mitt Romney
would have to be considered a
frontrunner. Only Palin could be
counted' a household name and
the polls show she has suddenly
developed a case of the "nega-
tives" among Republicans and
independents. Mitch Daniels
is the most sensible possibility
and might even make it a race,
especially one that focuses on
the growing fiscal problems.
But the president's campaign
treasury is way ahead and likely
to stay that way for some time,
giving him a sizable advantage
mna race that is likely to cost the
tidy sum of $2 billion. You read ~
that right. Obama is expected
to spend $1 billion and he won't
have to worry about a primary.
So why shouldn't this
improbable character from the
Manhattan real estate jungles
believe he could do the job.
After all in this country anyone
can run fo'r president, includ-
ing, as Cosby said, "that fellow
from the old Smothers Brothers
Show," referring to comedian
Pat Paulsen who announced

ome lawmakers in
Tallahassee apparently
believe that the way
to appease the state's
Most strident voices
on immigration is to adopt an
Arizona-style bil, opening the
door to a divisive, unneeded and
~emotionally-charged debate. I~s
a huge mistake and a terrible
distraction for lawmakers, who
should focus on fading solutions
for the very real economic
problems facing Florida.
There is no convincing
evidence that the state needs
this legislation or that most
voters want it. As so often
happens with this topic, the
politics of immigration threatens
to overwhelm common sense.

Two versions of the proposed
anti-immigration law are
heading for floor consideration
- harsh and harsher. The latter
is House bill 7089, which would
make being an undocumented
immigrant a state crime. (Not
needed: It~s already a federal
offense.) It also requires police
to check the status of subjects
under criminal investigation
if a "reasonable suspicion"
exists that the person might
by undocumented. Senate bil
2040 would have police check
the status of aninrnate. Both
bills require employers to check
workers' immigration status,
though the Senate version gives
employers more flexibility.
At fist blush, this may

sound reasonable. Don't be
fooled. All such proposals are
deeply flawed on both legal and
practical grounds. For all the
hue and cry in Arizona, and
despite the severe impact of lost
tourism, the law has been in
legal trouble ever since it was
signed by Gov. Jan Brewer one
year ago this month, forcing
the state to spend money
defending a widely derided
proposal that courts have failed
to uphold. First, key provisions
of Arizona's law were enjoined
by a federal district court, and
just last week the 9th Circuit
Court of Appeals extended the
injunction.
SMiami Herald

OINIO

WNednesday,April 20, 20 II

Debt

fight

ince the end of World
War II, the U.S.
dollar has functioned
as the world's
Reserve currency.
International transactions
are~ valued in dollar terms.
Many commodities, like oil,
are priced in dollars. U.S..
Treasury bonds are a safe
haven for other countries'
reserves; China owns $1.15
trillion of them. Dollars are
almost universally accepted,
and more of them circulate
outside the U.S. than inside
the country.
In short, the world has a
high degree of confidence in
the U.S. dollar.
House Republican
backbenchers are threatening
to oppose a necessary increase
ini the federal debt ceiling to
force spending Couts denied
them in this past week's
agreement on the 2011 budget.
With respect to the U.S. dollar,
it is a risky strategy.
Around May 16, the U.S.
government will hit its .
statutory borrowing limit of
$14.3 trillion. The Treasury
can buy some time by juggling
accounts, but unless Congress
raises that ceiling, the U.S.
goes into technical default and
then actual default.
The House fiebrands
might want to take note of
the meeting this week in
China of the BRICS group.
The acronym refers to Brazil,
Russia, India, China and its
newest member, South Africa,
five of the world's fastest-
rising economies that, taken
together, should surpass the
U.S. around 2020.
The BRICS nations are
demanding a restructuring
of the world economy to give
them a greater say, an~d with it,
according to The Washington
Post reporter who covered the
conference, "an eventual end
to the long reign of the U.S.
dollar as the world's reserve
currency."
Calls to dethrone the dollar
are nothing new. Russia does
it regularly, offering, to no
takers, the ruble in its place.
China frequently suggests that
there should be alternatives
to the dollar as the world
standard.
Mostly it's just talk because
all of the alternatives have
drawbacks.
Russia defaulted once, in
1998, and its economic system
:: opqe a., cort Chnat
economy, but its currency, the
renminbi, has convertibility
issues and is widely held to be
artificially undervalued.
The euro is a possibility,
but the debt crises of some of
its members raised questions
about the stability of the
eurozone.
A "market basket" of
currencies as a reserve poses
a host of technical problems.
A default by the U.S.,
however, might be the
incentive these countries need
to stop talking and start acting.
Congress should take great
care that one of the casualties
of a standoff over the debt
ceiling is not the venerable
status of the U.S. dollar.

MDale McFeatters is editorial
writer for Scripps Howard News
Service.

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rs ih eam is constantly changig, het
said. "There has been a tremendous turn-
over. How many of the elected leadership
are going to participate and not just for
the photo op?"
Speaking to attendees at the National
Hurricane Conference, Fugate said that
governors, mayors and others must
participate in hurricane preparedness
drills to understand the decisions they
could have to make this summer. He also
stressed the need for emergency man-
agement community to take advantage
w': -oa thiato enge te p rlcoand
in the gaps in support when responding
to disasters.
Fugate dismissed the notion that states
and local governments facing budget
woes would be reluctant to respond to
disasters like hurricanes, pointing to the
response to last week's devastating torna-
does across the South,
"Just because the economy's horrible
doesn't mean hurricanes stop," Fugate
said.
National Hurricane Center Director
Bill Read also spoke at the conference.
He recapped~the,2010 seson, wwihic he
s~iid had the highest nubrof hurri-

canes without a U.S. landfall.
Read said that among his priorities this
year is outreach to prepare communities
and empower the public. He said his top
concern for the upcoming season is Haiti,
where 1.5 million people are still living in
tents and are highly vulnerable to a major
hurricane.
"That's going to be mhy biggest gut
check," he said. "I don't know how many
people can be safely dealt-with in a hur-
ricane of that magnitude."
The conference continues through
Saturday.

ASSOCIATED PRESS
its 25th mission at 3:47 p.m. April 29 at Kennedy

The space shuttle Endeavour will embark on
Space Center.

Tucson, Ariz., three months
ago.
Endeavour will fly to the
International Space Station
The crew of .six will deliver
a $2 billion particle physics
experiment.
Liftoff time is 3:47 p.m.
It will be the 134th shuttle
mission overall and the
25th for Endeavour, NASA's
youngest shuttle.

Florida and set April 29
as the launch date for
Endeavour's final voy-
age.
The two-week mission
will be led by Mark Kelly,
the aistronaut husband of
wounded congresswoman
'Gabrielle Giffords. He is
awaiting doctors' permis-
sion for his viife to attend
the launch.
Giffords was shot in

MIAMI A new
national strategy being

combat prescription drug
abuse aims to cut misuse
of powerful pairikillers like
oxycodone by 15 percent
within five years through
education, stepped-up law
enforcement anti pill-track-
ing databases.
The effort will target pill
mills that are dispensing
thousands of painkillers, a
growing drug abuse epi-
demic centered in Florida.
Under one part of the
plan, more than 1 million
doctors would be required
to undergo training on
proper prescription prac-
tices as a condition for
their ability to prescribe
the highly addictive drugs-
known as opioids.
"The key is that every-
one realizes there is no
magicans er to tis" Gle
Barack Obama's national
drug policy director, said
in an interview with The
Associated Press. "It's a
really complex problem."
The first-ever compre-
hensive federal plan focus-
es on four main areas.
education for prescribing
physicians and the public,
including a media cam-
paign about the drugs' dan-
gers; pushing for tracking
databases in all 50 states;
better methods of throw-
ing out unused or expired
prescriptions; and more
intense training and focus
by law enforcement on ille-
gal pill mill clinics.
Florida is the epicenter
of the deadly rise in abuse
of oxycodone and similar
addictive painkillers, with
doctors in the Sunshine
State prescribing far more
of the drugs than all other
states combined, according
to the Drug Enforcement
Administration. And
Florida's pill mills are the
supplier of choice for much
of the eastern U.S., causing
a ripple effect of drug over-
doses and addiction to the
north a phenomenon
dubbed the "Ox;Contin
Express."
A recent report by
Florida medical examin-
ers found that in the first
six months of 2010 the
most recent data available
- 1,268 deaths in the state
were caused by prescrip-
tion drugs, or about seven
fatalities a day during that
span. Kentucky's governor
says 82 people die of over-
doses each month in his
state.
Renee Doyle, a Fort

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
- A Florida Panhandle
woman who had been fac-
ing a first-degree murder
charge has entered a plea
for a lesser charge:
Teresa McKee entered
a mnanslaughter plea ~
Monday in Walton County
court. She faces up to 30
years in prison at her May
5 sentencing. Her fist-
degree murder trial last
month ended with a hung
jury.
Authorities say. McKee
killed her friend, 45-year-
old Stephanie Lockwood,

in .August 2009. The
woman was found dead
at her home from what
~appeared to be a shotgun
blast to her face.
McKee confessed
details~to.deputies during
the investigation that impli-
cated her in Lockwood's
death, but a defense attor-
ney convinced enough
jurors that McKee's hus-
band, Piper McKee, was a
possible suspect.
A prosecutor said she
had no doubt that Teresa
McKee was the real killer.

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of the Florida Forever
land conservation proj-
ect. Military leaders said
the acreage will ensure
the Navy can continue
its flight-training mission
without disturbing the
growing local population.
Scott and the other state
leaders spent Tuesday in
Panama City visiting local
businesses and discussing
recovering from the mas-
sive rig blowout and that
spill more than 172 million
gallons of crude oil into
the Gulf of Mexico.

PANAMA CITY Gov.
Rick Scott and his cabi-
net have approved a plan
to buffer Whiting Field
Naval Air Station in the
Panhandle by purchasing
172 acres of surrounding
land.
The cabinet approved
the action Tuesday while
meeting in Panama City
as part of events sur-
rounding. the one-year
anniversary of the BP
Deepwater Horizon oil
spill.
The 172 acres are part

. ASSOCIATED PREss
A protester carries a sign protesting against a pain clinic in Fort Lauderdale. Florida is the
epicenter of the deadly rise in abuse of oxycodone and similar addictive painkillers, with doc-
tors in the Sunshine State prescribing far more of the drugs than all other states combined,
according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Lauderdale mother whose
son Blayne was in an oxy-
codone haze when he was
struck and killed by a car
in 2009, said he was able
to get` 240 pills on each
monthly visit to a local
pain clinic by doing little
more than asking for them.
More than 850 pain clin-
ics are currently registered
in Florida, where doctors
prescribe 85 percent of all
such pills in the nation.
"I think people were just
not paying attention and
then greed took over," she
said. "They are legal drug
dealers and they should be
outlawed."
Although the DEA
and local police recently
arrested more than 20
people, including five doc-
tors, in a crackdown on
South Florida pill mills,
Kerlikowske said it's not
strictly a law enforcement
issue.
"It's a real collaboration.
It's not just a prosecutor
and DEA. It isn't just the
medical profession. It's
everybody," he said.
Each part of the strat-

egy has several goals. For
example, on physician edu-
cation, the plan calls for
Congress to enact a law
requiring a certain amount
of training on responsible
prescription practices of
the most-abused drugs for
medical practitioners who
seek DEA registration to
prescribe certain controlled
substances. The Food and
Drug Administration pro-
posal would be the largest
of its kind.
'"There has been a flood
of new medicines and many
of the physicians out there
weren't trained in using
them, so there's a big gap
in understanding how to
manage these drugs," said
Dr. Janet Woodcock, who
directs the agency's Center
for Drug Evaluation and
Research.
Another piece would be
a national education cam-
paign featuring ads like the
famous frying-egg "this
is your brain on drugs"
ad used in past antidrug
efforts. Key to that is mak-
ing sure parents keep pre-
scription drugs out of the

hands of their children,
who are now abusing them
more than any illegal drug
except marijuana.
At the state level, the
plan envisions prescription
drug- monitoring programs
in all 50 states. Currently,
35 have such programs
up and running, and they
are authorized but not yet
operational in eight more
states, including Florida.
The databases can help
detect abuses and illegal
diversion of pills by track-
ing physicians' prescrip-
tions and how much phar-
macies are dispensing.
The plan also calls for
continued aggressive law
enforcement efforts and
better training. In Florida,
Miami DEA chief Mark R
Trouville said he expects
a number of physicians
to be indicted based on a
recent undercover probe
involving 340 undercover
pill purchases.
"WIe're trying to make a
statement that if you think
you're sliding by in a gray
area, you're not, and we're
coming," Trouville said.

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Hurricane Conference

focuses on preparing

newly elected officials

ATLANTA -- Federal Emergency ;L*
Management Agency Director Craig ~~-~OPP1%~
Fugate on Tuesday stressed how impor-
tant it is for newly elected public officials 4i
to learn how to respond during hurri- '.~
canes and other powerful storms.
, ,w e.~-r -i ..,. -.1., "As much as we talk about the public,
,1_"

FORT WHITE Fort
White High brought home
nine individual champi-
onships from the District
3-2A meet at Yulee High

on Friday.
The Lady Indians placed
second in the team compe-
tition, scoring 124 points
to 137 for Santa Fe High.
Suwannee High was third
with 108 points. There are
10 teams in the district.
Suwan~nee won th'e boys'
competition with 142 points,
followed by Santa. Fe with
INDIANS continued on 3B

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Fort White High's girls track and field team show off the District 3-2A runner-up trophy from
the meet at Yulee High on Friday:

~JASON MATTHEW WALKERILake City Reporter
Teammates gather at home plate as Jessica Keene (15) runs in after hitting' a hohne run
against Rdeview Hihon Tues ay.

score Caliegh McCauley to
end the contest.
Columbia will move to
the championship game
where it will face Ed
White High at 7 p.m. on
Thursday.
"They're a formidable
opponent, because they
have a senior pitcher in
Erin Andrews that has
beaten us before on this
samne field," Williams said.
The good news for the
Lady Tigers is that, win or
lose, they are in the.play-
offs. As long as Columbia
wins, it will host every
game.

bat."
Keene continued, her
hot streak in the bottom of
the second, extending the
Columbia lead to 7-0 with
a bases-clearing double to
score Pilktington, Kvistad
and Dohrn. .
Morgan McHenry hit
a solo shot for the Lady
Panthers in the top of the
fourth, but Kvistad's shot in
the bottom gave Columbia
an 8-1 lead.
After an error allowed
three runs to score in the
top half of the fifth, the
Lady Tigers kept firing.
Jordan Williams hit a

shot to the wall to score
Keeley Murray and.Brandy
Morgan sacrificed Williams
in for a 10-4 lead. Michae~la
Burton followed with a sec-
ond sacrifice and Pilkington
scored on a passed ball to
extend the lead to 14-4.
After a scoreless inning
for Ridgeview, the Lady
Tigers reached the run
rule for the second-straight
night in the bottom of the
sixth.
Brittany Morgan, who
was pinch running for
Keene after a triple, scored
on a passed ball. Pilkiington
hit a shot to the fence to

Ryan brothers will
coach int one
allOther in contest.

By DAVE SKREFTTA
Associated Press

NEW YORK The New
York Giants will visit the
Washington Redskins and
the New York Jets will host
the Dallas Cowboys on
Sept. 11, marking the 10th
anniversary of the terrorist
attacks on the World Trade
Center and the Pentagon.
'With the NFL and its
locked-out players mired
in negotiations over a new
labor agreement, the league
on Tuesday announced its
2011-12 schedule assum-
ing the season starts on
time.
The regular season kicks
off Thursday night, Sept. 8,
when the Super Bowi cham-
pion Green Bay Packers
host the New Orleans Saints
at Lambeau Field.
The first Sunday features

several high-profile games,
including Indianapolis at
Houston and Atlanta at
Chicago. But much of the
national focus will be on
Washington and New York,.
the two cities most affected
by the terrorist attacks of
Sept. 11, 2001.
"That stadium is going to
be full of emotion, not only
the people from the area
but in the' entire country,"
said Jets coach Rex Ryan,
who will be matching wits
with his brother, Cowboys
defensive coordinator Rob
Ryan. "The fact that it's the
10th anniversary of 9/11,
that's where the focus
should be, not me playing
against my brother."
The Redskins and Giants
kick off at 4:15 p.m., with
the Jets and Cowboys at
8:20 p.m.
"For nearly 10 years, we
have felt an obligation to
use our platform to make
sure none ofus ever forget
the tragedy and heartbreak
and courage and heroism

of Sept. 11," Giants spokes-
man Pat Hanlon said. "That
responsibility becomes
even greater."
Pittsburgh was the thirId
NFL city most closely affect-
ed by the terrorist attacks
after Flight 93 crashed 80
miles away near Shanksville,
Pa. The Steelers will visit
the Baltimore Ravens on
Sept. 11.
New England travels to
Miami and Oakland visits
Denver for the opening
Monday night
The final Sunday of the
regular season falls on
New Year's Day, when all
16 scheduled games are
between division rivals,
enhancing the potential for
playoff ramifications.
The regular season cov-
ers 17 weeks, with the
opening round of the play-
offs scheduled for Jan. 7-8
and the Super Bowl on Feb.
5 in Indianapolis.
The NFL has expressed
a desire to stretch the sea-
son to 18 games, one of

the sticking points in the
contentious fight between
owners and players over a
new labor agreement.
The two sides resumed
court-ordered mediation on
Tuesday in Minneapolis,
with a federal judge's deci-
sion expected soon on a
request to immediately halt
the lockout
'The two sides spent 16
days immersed in mediated
talks in Washington without
coming to an agreement,
resulting in a class-action
antitrust lawsuit fied by the
players against the NFL and
the league's first work stop-
page since 1987. They've
recently spent about 20
hours over three days meet-
ing in Minneapolis, with
more discussions planned
for Wednesday.
In a statement announc-
ing next season's schedule,
the NFL did not provide
any contingencies should
negotiations on a new col-
lective bargaining agree-
ment stretch into the fall.

"I'm confident we will
have a season," Rex Ryan
said Tuesday night. "We're
going to be ready to play.
Whenever they say, 'OK,
we're going back to work,'
we'll be ready to play."
Among the other high-
lights of the schedule, the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers will
host the Chicago Bears at
Wembley Stadium on Oct.
23, one of two games out-
side the United States and
the fifth consecutive year
the NFL has played a regu-
lar-season game in London.
The Bucs lost to the
New England Patriots
at Wembley Stadium in
2009, while the Bears will
be marking the 25th anni-
versary of their preseason
game against the Cowboys
in London.
The Buffalo Bills will
play a game in Canada
for the fourth consecutive
season when they host the
Redskins at the Rogers
Centre on Oct. 30 in
Toronto.

T-BALL
Rules clinic: set
for Thursday
A T-ball rules clinic for
coaches and officials is
6:30 p.m. Thursday at the
Girls Club.

Heywr Crsti at
754-3607.

BASEBAU.
College tryouts
at St. Johns
St~ Johns River' State
College has baseball
tryouts planned for
May 1 at the on-campus
Tindall Field in Palatka.
The camps are open
to 2011, 2012 and 2013
high school graduate's,
Registration begins at
9:15 a.m. on camp day.
SPitcher-only registration .
is at noon. Cost i~sifo fb
each combine.
For details, call the
St JohnS River baseball
office at (386) 312-4164.
h E t
'Te Edge' event
set for April 30
Rountree-Moore
Automotive Group
Presents "The Edge"
golf tournament at Qu'ail
Heights Country' Club
on April 30. The annual
tournament, hosted by
Shayne Edge, serves as a
fundraiser for school and
recreationaltsports, and
other organizations. Cost
is $100 per player for the
four-person scramble."
Registration is at Quail
Heights (752-3339) and
Brian's Sports
(755-0570).
CHS F00TBAU
Q-back Club
meeting Monday'

Columbia High's Lady
Tigers tennis team made .a
second-straight trip to the
3A state finals in Kissimmee,
but w~ere unable to make it.
1 0ast~the irst rdund~f b'O~m-
petition.
The Lady Tigers had a
tough draw landing Venice
High in four of their' first
round m tches.icetls
6-0, 6-0 to Venice's Victoria
Traynor as the No. 1 seed.
No. 2 seed Susy Romero
lost to Venice's Michaela
Mignemi 6-4, 6-1. Kelsey
Mercer lost 6-1, 6-2 to Karen
Zafnos of Venice in the No.
3 position.
Jessie Bates lost 6-1,
6-0 to Pinnellas Park High's
Lisa Rickards in the No. 4
position and Heather
Benson lost at No. 5 to
Emily Spears of Martin
County, 61, 6-0.
In doubles, Reichert and
Romero lost to Traynor and
Zefinos 6-3, 6-2 in the No. 1
doubles match.
Taylor Owens and
Mercer fell 6-1, 6-2 against
Grace Dowling and Emily
Wyman of Baron Collier
High.

D

COlumbia' returns

topla offs, pla s
for Thurs ay.

By BRANDON FINLE
btinley@lakecityreporter.com

The bats stayed hot for
Columbia High as the Lady
Tigers defeated Ridgeview
High, 14-4, Tuesday to
.advance to the District 4-
5A championship game
and punch a ticket back to
,the playoffs.
"_TIN for the single-sea.
onvcord in home runs,
freshman Kayli Kvistad
didn't take long to put her
name next to the record as
she connected on atwo-run
bomb in them st innogto
It was her ninth of the year,
but, she wasn't done.
Evistad added a solo
shot in the fourth inning
to move into double digits
with 10 home runs.,
"Thats the modern-day
record as far as I know,"
Columbia head coach
Jimmy ~Williams said.
She wasn't the only hot
bat for the Lady Tigers,
however, as Jessica Keene
added another two-run
homer in the bottom of
the fist to score Hollianne
Dohrn and give Columbia a
4-01lead.Itwas Keene's third
home run in two nights. '
"She's hitting bullets,"
Williams said. "She's hot
at the right time and see-
ing the ball well. Each time
she's up it's a quality at

A full field of 43 teams
teed it up for the annual
S & S charity scramble,
The team of Jeff
Chadwick, Rick Perry, Phil
Mac and Brendan Ehlers
1illShed at the top of the
grOss division with a score
Of 54.
The top foursome in the
net division included Jason
Bass, Steve Bass, George
Burnham and Nick Slay
with & SCOre of 55.
Second place in the
grOSS division went to
Steve Peters, Mike McKee,
Jordan Hale and Denis
CrawfOrd, followed by Mike
Milo, Ernie Reiter, Brian
Parent and Pat Womble in
third place.
Second-place finishers
in net division play were
John Moore, Phillip Powell,
Don 'Benton and Brian
BOlella. James Pucci, Josh
Olmstead, Josh Boris and
Kevin Labruno took third
place in the net division.
The COuntry Club at
Lake City ladies champion
Cathy Steen scored her
Sixth career hole-in-one
hole hist week on No. 15 at
Haile Plantation.
Tlie LGA counted putts
only in this week's two-
perSon team match. Faye
Warren and Dotli~e Rogers
took the win. .
Roberta Whitaker and

COUNTRY CLUB
at L AK ECI TY
Ed Goff

Anita West tied Nicole
Ste-Marie and Cathy Steen
for second.
Chad Hunter demolished
the field in Wednesday's
blitz with a barrage of eight
birdies and a +15 score. -
Brian Chang (+8) and
'Jordan Hale (+6) trailed
the leader. Ed Higgs, Lex
McKeithen and Steve
Patterson split fourth-place
money.
Hunter topped off alucra-
tive day with three winning
skins. Mike McCranie,
Charlie Timmons, Chang
and Hale each collected one
.skin. The pot hole began
building with a carryover.
Two teams scored a total
of four wins in the MGA
4-3-2-1 tournament.
Dennis Crawford, Mike
Moses, Greg Lyons and
Ronnie Bennett grabbed
first place in 18-hole com-
petition and had the best
score on the front nine.
Chad Hunter, Jonathan
Allen, Steve Peters and Jim
Carr picked up the other
double win with a second-
place fmish in 18-hole play
and a second-place finish
on the back nine.
Jordan Hale, Alan

Moody, Don Howard and
Mike Carr were second
on the front side. Steve
Thomas, Jonathan Allen,
Steve Peters and Jim Carr
were in fist place on the
back nine.
Skins winners were
Crawford with three, Hale
with two, Terry Hunter
with two and Chad Hunter
with one.
The Good Old Boys put
a load of team points on the
board.
Ed Snow, Joe Persons,
Don Christensen and Dan
Stephens lit it up with a 16-7
win over Marc Risk, Terry
Mick, Bobby Simmons and
Bill Rogers.
Scores in Match 2 were
a bit more normal as Stan
Woolbert, Eli Witt, Jim Bell,
Nick Whitehurst and Terry
Branch won over Monty
Montgomery, Jerry West,
Hoivard Whitaker and Jim
Stevens, 9-7.
Risk led individual
18-hole scoring with
sparkling 3-under-par 69.
Other good scores
came from Woolbert and
Montgomery with 77, Snow
at 78 and Christensen with
79.
Nine-hole winners were
Bell with 38 on the back,
and Rogers, Mick and
Persons tied with 39 on the
front.

and others, including
Denver owner Pat Bowlen
and Green Bay Packers
CEO Mark Murphy. All
declined comment.
DeMaurice Smith, the
head of the players' trade
association, did .riot attend
due to a ~family emergency.
Linebacker Mike Vrabel
and Hall of Fame defensive
erid Carl Eller were among
the players on hand.
The talks are the latest
step in the contentious fight
over a new collective bar~-
'gaining agreement. Sixteen
days of mediated talks in

Washington fell short,
resulting in a class-action
antitrust lawsuit filed by the
players against the NFL and
the league's first work stop-
page since 1987.
Michael Hausfeld, an
attorney representing
retired players, said both
sides are serious about
reaching a resolution.
"'This is no charade. This
is no illusion. This is going
to come to a resolution
either by the parties com-
promising or agreeing or
by a judgment," Hausfeld
said.

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI
Associated Press -

MINNEAPOLIS The
NFL and its players resumed
COurt-ordered mediation
Tuesday with' a federal
judge's decision expected
Soon on a request to imme-
diately halt a lockout now in
its second month.
Dallas Cowboys owner
JerryJone~joined the NFL's
contingent' in Millneapolis
RS talks resumed following
a three-day break. Jones
walked in with NFL com-
mi~Ssioner Roger Goodell

Odom also played for the
U.S. national team in the
2010 world championships.
"It's good recognition of
a player that has reallyfilled
a role for us the last couple
of years," said Lakers coach
Phil Jackson.
THAT SC AMBLE WORD AMeE

ihe asts shr n se ti
season while playing in
every game for the IakerS.
Odom was a starter for
long stretches of the sea-
son while center Andrew
Bynum was sidelined with
injuries, but also came off
the bench 47 times.
"I'm very happy for him,"
Kobe Bryant said. "It's
extremely well-deserved."
Odom is the first Iakers
player to win the award,
which began in 1983.
Atlanta's Jamal Crawford
won it last season.
Odom received 96 of 117
fifSt-place votes from the
media panel, easily outdi -
tancmng Dallas guard Jason
Terry.
Odom was a starter dur-
ing 11S flfst nine NBA sea-
sons with the Clippers, Heat
and Lakers, but moved pri-

marily to a reserve role dur-
ing the 2008-09 season. The
Lakers won the NBA cham-
pionship that year and the
next, with Odom coming
off the bench for all but five
of Los Angeles' 46 playoff
games.

Unscramble these four Jumbles,
one letter to each square,
tofom ou odiar wrd.

'ASSOCIATED PRESS
Philadlelphia 76ers' Jrue Holiday (center) battles for a loose
ball with Miami Heat's LeBron James (right) and Zydrunas
Ilgauskas (left) during the second half of Game 2 of a
first-round NBA playoff basketball series, Monday in Miami.
The Heat defeated the 76ers 94-73.

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LAKE CITY REPORTER

WEDNESDAY. APRIL 20. 2011

likes of Jonny Wilkinson.
It was Alred who
reminded Donald
that of his 12 holes he
played over par at the
Masters, he bounced back
with a birdie six times.
Such data is now in a
diary that Alred has asked
Donald to keep. And it was
Alred who, in an interview
with the BBC last year,
referred to Donald as
an assassin on the golf
course.
"It's one shot, one .
opportunity and you need
to hit right between the
eyes because you don't get
a second chance," Alred
said.
Put it all together, and
something is going very
right for Donald.
"He has a lot of belief
in what he's doing and
how he's preparing," Goss
said.
Along the way, Donald
has accepted that he will
never be one of the game's
power hitters, and what he
has is ample. It was after
his 2006 season, when he
played in the fmal group at
a major for the first time,
thdat heegan chasing
"I thought to myself that
I had to hit it further,
Donald .said. "My coach
never thought that.. He
thought I had enough in
me. But week in and week
out I was being outdriven,
and all the bombers were
winning, and I convinced
myself I had to get longer.
I think that's part. of the
reason' I got injured. It's
part of the reason my
swing gotin a place I didn't
like." .
Donald finally felt a pop
in his wrist at the 2008
U.S. Open and wound up
missing the second half
of the season, along with
the Ryder Cup at Valhalla.
The upside to that: He still

He was working his way
back into shape when his

British Open produced
harsh criticism of his
work ethic. An American
writer, in a story published
in a British newspaper,
questioned his effort and
motivation and referred
to such players as having
"Luke Donald Disease."
"I can honestly tell you,
it was the first time I saw
the media affect him,"
Goss said. "Most times
with a negative article,
he lets it pass in one ear
and out the other. But this
was a Sunday paper in
London. He's proud of his
English heritage. And that
stung. It was discouraging,
because it couldn't have
been further from the
truth."
Donald has been
working harder than ever,
especially on his short
game. He ranks No. 1 on
the PGA Tour in scoring
and putting, and he is No.
3 in scoring on par 5s,
a testament to his wedge
play.
"I think he's probably
the best in the world
in the short game at
the moment," Martin
Kaymer said after losing
to Donald in the Match
Play final. "I played with
Phil Mickelson a few times
and it is unbelievable. But
what Luke is doing at the
moment is a joke."
If Donald had
access to Twitter in
Shanghai last year, when
he tied for third in a World
Golf Championship, he
might have chuckled over
a tweet from Joe Ogivlie,
who was astonished to
see him in contention so
often.

"'Does anyone know
where I can~ get the 'Luke
Donald' disease?"

By DOUG FERGUSON
Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE -
Luke Donald looks like
a different player these
days.
He even acts like a
different player.
Consider his final hole
at the Masters, where he
was desperate to make
birdie to keep alive his
slim hopes.
Keeping his weight
on the back .1eg to keep
from falling into a fairway
bunker, Donald hit a shot
so perfect that it one-
hopped high against the
pin and ricocheted off the
front of the green.
Then came an
impeccable chip he's
been hitting a lot of those
lately that dropped for
birdie, and the 33-year-old
Englishman unleashed
emotions that seem to
have been bottled up his
whole career.
He raised both arms,
pumped them twice,
roared, slammed hiis right
fist and ripped off his visor
to salute the gallery.

se"\"" Tense" goo'nad I
said Monday. "I got
carried away. It was a fun
moment."
Even' with the birdie,
Donald eventually wound
up four shots behind
Charl Schwartzel in a
tie, for fourth with Tiger
Woods and Geoff Ogilvy,
who played in front of him. '
Even so, it was another
performance that explains
why Donald has risen to
a career-high No. 3 in the
world, aind why''he cian
.go; even. higher:;when. he
returns this week at Hilton
Head:
Donald still doesn't win
as often as he would like
- six official victories,
only two in the last five

chances, and he has done
that as well as anyone
lat ting to the Tour
Championship, where
he was runner-up to Jim
Furyk by one shot, Donald
has finished out of the top
10 only one time in his last
nine starts. The exception
was a missed cut at Riviera,
where he returned after
a three-month break. A
week later, Donald was
so dominant at the Match
Play Championship that
he became the fist player
to never trail in any of his
six matches.
So what has changed?
Pat Goss, his golf coach
at.Northwestern who still
works with him, used to
see two players a world-
beater every two years at
the Ryder Cup (Donald
has an 8-2-1 recordd,
and a player burdened
by expectations just
about everywhere else,
particularly the majors.
Goss noticed something
different at Augusta.
"The Masters was the
fist time I saw the Ryder
Cup Luke," Goss said.
"He looked like a fighter,
ready to go nose-to-nose.
He played fearlessly.
Every time he made a
mistake, he really fought
back."
Donald attributes the
difference to the people
around him.
The toughest change
was deciding toward
the end of 2009 to no
longer have his brother,
Christian, as his caddie.
He now has Jon McLaren,
whom Donald says "keeps
me more lighthearted."
He continues to lean
on Goss as a coach,
mentor and friend. The
other addition was Dave
Alred, a performance guru

COURTESY PHOTO COURTESY PHOTO
Matt Waddington (center) runs during a regular-season meet. A.J. Legree clears a hurdle during the district meet at Yulee.

INDIANS: Top 4 advance to region on Thursday
Continued From Pdge 1B

124 points and Bradford
High with 89. Fort White
placed sixth with 51 points.
Sitia Martinez and Sydni
Jones each won three indi-
vidual championships. .
A.J. Legree won two
individual titles and Matt
Waddington won one.
Martinez won the 100
meters (12.4), 200 meters
.(26.4) and 300-meter 'hulr-
dles (48.6). She placed
fourth in the long jump.
.Sydni Jones won the
800 meters (2:42.2), 1600
meters (6:07) and 3200

meters (13:4;0).
Combined with Seaira
Fletcher, Ashley Jones and
Caitlin Congi, Fort White
dominated the distance
events.
Fletcher placed second
in the 800 meters, third in
the 1600 meters and fifth
in the 3200 meters. Ashley
Jones placed fourth-in the
800 meters, fifth in the 1600
meters and sixth in the
3200 meters. Caitlin Congi
was eighth in both the 1600
meters -and 3200 meters.
Brittani Cason was sec-

ond in the high jump and
fourth in the triple jump.
Shania Pelham was sixth
in the 400 meters' and
Danielle Leon was seventh
in the~high jump. .
The Lady Indians' 4x400
relay team placed fourth
and the 4x800 relay team
placed fifth,
The top eight places
earned team points in the
district meet. The top four
in each events advance to
region.
Legree won the high
jump (6-6) and the

300-meter hurdles (43.2).
He ,placed second in the
110-meter hurdles and.
seventh in the long jump.
Waddington won thel1600
meters (4:53.3)' and placed
second in the 800 meters.
Fort White's 4x400 relay
team was seventh and
the 4x800 relay team was
eighth,
. .Martinez,. ,.Jones and
Legree -also were district
champions: in 2010.
The Region 1-2A meet
is 1 p.m. Thursday at The
Bolles School.

Spoelstra said. "And. if the
first game doesn't. grab
your attention, how danger-
ous this team is, then we
wouldn't get it. We kept on
mentioning in the, huddles,
'No exhale.' There's no
opportunity to relax against
that type of speed. Speed
kills in this league."
With the 2-0 lead, Miami
took Tuesday off, although
many players were expect-
ed to get some individual
work or treatment.
Defense is the corner-
stone of the philosophy and
culture that Heat President
Pat Riley installed when
he came to Miami in the
mid-1990s, and they remain
the blocks on which every-
thing is built. The Heat call
it "Five guys on a string,"
their way to say defense
should have all five players
moving in rhythm and mak-
ing offenses react to them
inStead of the other way
around.
So far, it looks playoff-
ready.
"It's not just about one
person," Wade .said. "It's
about all five doing their
jobs. ... It's a whole team
thing and we never look
at someone and say indi-
vidually, 'You got hit for 30
tonight.' It's always what
we need to do better as a
team."
In fairness, that doesn't
happen often.
Of the 550 instanc-
es in the NBA where a
player scored 30 or more
points during the regular
season, the Heat gave up
only 15 of them. By com-
parison, Miami players
scored at least 30 on 55
occasions.

By TIM REYNOLDS
Associated Press

MIAMI It's clearly the
signature highlight so far
in this Miami Heat post-
season. IrBron James tak-
ing off on the fast break,
reaching more than a foot
above the rim, controlling
a perfect lob from Mario
Chalmers and delivering a
powerful one-handed dunk.
Almost forgotten in that
crowd-thiilling moment:
That it started 'with
defense.
Joel Anthrony blocked
a shot by Philadelphia's
Thaddeus Young, and
when Young got the ball
back and tried to shoot
again, Anthony erased that
try as well. Dwyane Wade
controlled the rebound and
quickly passed to Chalmers, .
who in one motion sent the
pinpoint feed to James for
a slain that he punctuated
with a long scream.
"~We've been a confdent
bunch all year," James said.
Perhaps never more so
than right now, having won
17 of 20 games since March
10 and leading the 76ers 2-0
in their Eastern Conference
first-round series, which
resumes in Philadelphia on
Thursday night.
Miami's offense has been
far from perfect. But its
defense over the last seven
quarters has been stifling,
with Philadelphia which
raced to an early 14-point
lead in Game 1 shoot-
ing 34 percent and getting
outscored by 43 points in
the last 83 minutes of the
series.
Since Philadelphia had
that 33-19 lead in the open-

ing moments of the second
quarter of Game 1, Andre
Iguodala has shot 3 of 13,
Elton Brand 4 of 12, Jrue
Holiday 7 of 21, and Jodie
Meeks 3 of 10. Collectively,
outside the paint in this
series, the Sixers have
made 29 of 90 attempts.
"I don't think we've been
getting the good qual-
ity of shots," Iguodala said.
"Youl've got to credit the
defense. I haven't shot an
open shot all series. Every
time I've got the ball, I see
a guy in front of me, and

if you get past him there's
another guy there."
If the Heat could script
what they would want an
opponent to say about their
defense, those would likely
be the exact words.
And if there was any
chance Miami was look-
ing ahead to a potential
East semifinals trip against
Boston or New York,
Philadelphia probably put
that to rest by making the
Heat scurry in Game 1.
'"They have our full
respect," Heat coach Erik

DEAR ABBY: I work
in a dental office. My boss
(the doctor) and his assis-
tant have a problem keep
ing their pants up. Every
time either of them reaches
for something or, God for-
bid, bends over they flash
their backsides. It's just
Sbad, and both of them are
pretty good-sized men.
tiMy boss is the kindest,
most generous person I
know. But frankly, this is
an embarrassment for pa.
tients and co-workers alike.
Something has to be done.
Any suggestions to help us
,with this problem would be
greatly appreciated. EM-
BARRASSED FOR EV-
ERYONE, TOWANDA,
PA.
DEAR EMBAR-
RASSED: The doctor and
-his assistant may be un-
aware of the show to which
They are treating everyone.
You say this is not only em-
barrassing for the employ-
ees but also the patients.
Have any of them com-
plained about it to you? If
so, you have your opening
to transmit that message to
Dr. Derriere.
DEAR ABBY: I have
-been with my boyfriend,
"Gil," for three years. We
bought a house together six
months ago. Prior to that,
we had a.discussion about
the future. Gil told me he

false pretenses. You should
not have children with him
under these circumstanc-
es. Before this goes any
further and you feel even
worse about yourself, I'm
advising you to consult a
lawyer about extricating
yourself from this bad busi-
ness deal. You're not the
failure. He is.
DEAR ABBY: I played
matchmaker for a girlfriend
and introduced her to ab~ud-
dy of mine from work. Two
years later, he was arrested
for molesting her children,
and I just found out he'd
had a record for this! She is
no longer speaking to me.
What do I do? REGRET-
FUL IN OREGON
DEAR REGRETFUL*
All you can do is apologize
_ which l presume you have
already done. Although you
were well-intended when
you made the introduction,
it implied that you were
giving, him your endorse-
ment. However, you should
not have been expected to
have done a background
check on him that was
your friend's responsibility
as the mother of young chil-
dren. And she may be mad-
der at herself for not doing
so than she is at you.
SWrite Dear Abby at
www.DearAbby~com or
P.O. Box 69440, Los
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wanted to get married and
have kids.
I expected a marrinige
proposal over the holidays.
When it didn't happen, I
asked him what he was
waiting for. His response
broke my heart. He said he
no longer wants to get mar-
ried. Gil says he loves me,
I'm his "best friend," he is
willing to move forward
and have children but not
get married. *
I'm not sure how I feel
about his arrangement. I am
depressed and don't know
what to do. For me, Gil is
"The One"- the love of my
life. I feel like a failure and
a fool for allowing myself
to get into this situation.
Please help ine. WED-
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MASSACIIUSEITS
DEAR WEDDING
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blame you for feeling de-
pressed and confused. The
person you thought was
The One led you on and
convinced you to make a
major investment under

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HAGARTHE HORRIBLE

ARIES (March 21-
April 19): Joint ventures
will lead to financial gains.
Don't underestimate what
you can accomplish. With
a little ingenuity and team-
work, you will master what
you thought to be impos-
sible in the past. Good for-
tune is heading your way.

MA S0:Notn wH2l b
out in the open but you
can bet that someone will
bt & .Aakin how ao y

young. AA lc smah

GEMINI (May 21-
June 20): The people
around you will recognize
what you have to offer and
how in tune you are with
the times. Getting involved
with someone who complex.
ments your style or your
plans is apparent. Your con-
tributions will lead to other
options. AAA
CANCER (June 21-
July 22): Not everyone
you deal with will be hon-
orable. Go directly to the
source and find out what's
required of you so that you
don't waste time taking on
tasks that will only make
others look good. It's im-
portant to stand out and to
be counted in today's eco-
nomic climate. AAA

tronic equipment wiHl cause
delays and frustrations. Ro-
mance is in the stars. AAA
SAGIlTARIUS (Nov.
S22-Dec. 21): Moneymak-
ing ideas for a business you
can run from home look
good. Get things moving
but don't try to start at the
top and work down. Small,

ba ey eps a th e ests wa

CAPRICORN (Dec.
22-Jan. 19): Expectto face

oo t frnm a pu eredf e

and physical activity will
result in mishaps, delays
or a challenging situation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-
Feb. 18): Rely on your
past experience to help you
ferret ou~t the information
you need to make a profes-
sional decision. As long as
you stick to what you know
and do best, you will find
the path that leads to your
success. AAAA~
PISCES (Feb. 19-
March 20): Travel or at-
tending group or organiza-
tional functions will lead to
meeting new people. Before
you become too friendly,
\question everyone's mo-
tives. Emotional deception
is apparent. Maintain pro-
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the store and decorating it
to appeal to customers is
the fun part.
"The rest is hard work,"
she said. "I don't own the
business. The business
owns me."
She enjoys interacting
with people coming in,.she
said. The downtown area
is a laid back place.
'%ou meet all kinds of
people and hear great sto-
ries about Lake City and
how it was," she said.
Every day is a new one
at the store, Allum, said.
'%ou don't know what is
coming through the door,"
she said. "I get the most
unusual surprises."
The economy has made
her try to be more inven-
tive in-coming up with
ideas to attract customers,
Allum said.
"I put a lot of work into
the windows," she said. "I
make it fun andl enjoy it."
People seem to enjoy
the window displays she
has at the front of the
business, which enhance
the' overall appearance of
downtown, Allum said.
"It's just a part' of being
downtown," she said.
'%ou want to contribute
to downtown in your own
little atmosphere, The
more you concentrate on
making your little spot
appealing, the more people
will come back."
Advertising in the Lake
City Reporter provides
quite a bit of return for her
money, Allum said.
'%1u have to keep ,
reminding people who you
at~ and where you a-e.
she said. "Yo1u have to let
fPeople know you want

customers can
expect to find
a little of this
and a little of
That at Deco-
Tiqlue in Downtown Lake
City.
The business features
antiques, decorative items
and more, said Elizabeth
Allum, owner. She opened
Deco-Tique 10 years ago.
Allum never wanted
to own a business, but
started one "out of neces-
sity and common sense,"
she said. Previously she
worked for 25 years at
a large corporation in a
physical job.
"I knew I wouldn't be
able to keep up with physi-
cal side eventually," Allum
said.
Thus Deco-Tique was
created and she carved
her own niche in the
downtown. .
"This is my happy
place," Allum said.
The. store received its
name in a name the shop
contest Allum. announced
in the Lake City Reporter,
she said. She picked her
favorite one, and the wiri-
ner received dinner for
two at Red Lobster.
In addition to antiques
and more the store offers
a new baby line.
Allum noticed a lack of
other stores in the down-
town having baby gifts~ and
began to incorporate items
at Deco-Tique.
"It's a fun thing," she
said. "It's slowly conting
into its own. It took a lot of
moving around."
Owvning her ow\~n bus~i-
ness can be challenging,
Allum said. Shopping for .

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By: R.M. "Mike" Null, Director of
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04544346
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THE COLUMBIA COUNTY
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WILL RECEIVE BIDS FOR THE
FOLLOWING:
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LARCHITC' PROJECT NO.
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CCSD BID FILE NO. 3243
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THE COLUMBIA COUNTY
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WILL RECEIVE BIDS FOR THE
FOLLOWING.
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He said he felt it was important to
make his wooden toys so that children
could have a quality toy at a cheaper price
than the plastic toys sold in stores.
"I see plastic toys in the stores and I
don't like them," he said. "~They break
and they break while you're handling .t
them in the stores. I can make the same :~i
thing out of wood, sell it at cheaper price
than the plastic toys and more kids will
enjoy my toys. The whole thing is about
trying to make things affordable to peo-
ple can buy them."
Sandy and Bob Cole, of Pin~etta, were
looking at some of DeRocco's creations
during the 30th Annual Down Home Days iaEd
Festival in Madison,
"This work is very artistic," Bob Cole
said. "I like the colors and the detailing. I
was attracted to his pieces by the designs.
He said he's going to make a motorcycle
and I would like to see that."

TOYMAKER continued on 3D

Above: Fred DeRocco, owner of Grandpaw's
Workshop, gives customers Sandy and Bob Cole,
of Pinetta, a brief history behind his toys while the
Down Home Days Festival in Madison.

ented enough to create
toys and other pieces of
art by using their hands
consider their talents to
be a blessing.
Fred DeRocco didn't realize he was
blessed in that fashion until he lost one of
his legs following an accident, but for the
past 30 years he's utilized those talents as
a toymaker, making wooden toys.
DeRocco's toy and woodworking busi-
ness is called Grandpaw's Workshop,
where he make just wooden toys, chil-
dren's furniture and other wood works.
"I've been doing this 1979," he said,
noting he started his woodworking hobby
after his leg was amputated. "I wasn't,
going to sit around and watch TV all day.
I had to have gonethy. .to ,l~rand I star~-
ed out car-iing lthaerl t pIC ple~t."
DeRocqg, 6;. ofi Jaspe 0 ed his
business in 19;-9 and his gran daughter,
Michelle, named the shop Grandpaw's
Workshop -- a name that has stuck
through the years.
"If it's wood I make it,"' he said, of the :
items he makes in his workshop.
His pieces include children toys such
as wooden cars, trucks, fire trucks, large
semi trucks, helicopters, air planes, trains
and a complete line of a circus set includ-
ing a miniature Ferris wheel, carousel,
a circus wagon with at least a dozen
animals. He also makes wooden cutouts
of college mascots featuring University
of Florida, Florida State University and
the University of Georgia. He also makes
children furniture including cradles and
high chairs.
H-e said it doesn't take too long to make
the items because he doesn't sit down to
make just one thing.
"I'll have about five or six things going
all at the same time so I've always got
something going," he, aid.
DeRocco srtd he noi-mally ci~ts out liat- -
terns for about two dozen pieces, takes
them itheihoiuse and during the; ek-E-
nings wvhbn he godes in after: working .in
the aWorlkshop he sits at hiis desk, paints
the pieces and adds the designS. He esti-
mates thiat he makes hundreds: of pieces
each year.

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Graft is good F

When it's done

in the garden

Pizza-inspired Hawaiian sweet-and-sour chicken

By ALISON LADMAN
For The Associated Press
For quite a while we
couldn't quite put our
finger on what was miss-
ing from sweet-and-sour
chicken.
With all the tangy sweet
goodness from the pineap-
ple, peppers, omions, sugar
and vinegar, it was hard
to identify what it needed.
Then we started think-
ing about Hawaiian-style
pizza and suddenly it hit

ACT2 WEDNESDAY APRlI 20 2011

Page Editor: C.J. Risak. 754-0427

LAKE CITY REPORTER

Before you can topwork
any tree, you have to have
stems, called scions, of the
variety to which you want
to change the plant. You
might get scions from a
neighbor's or friend's tree
that you have admired. I
often get scions for graft-
ing mailed to me from
enthusiasts elsewhere
across our fruited plain, or
from government institu-
tions.
Healthy portions of last
year's growth, each cut
into pieces a foot or so
long, are ideal to become
scions. They can be col-
lected anytime in winter
or early spring, as long
as stems are showing no
signs of growth and tem-
peratures are above freez-
ing. .
Once you have scions
in hand, put them in the
refrigerator. Wrap them
well in plastic, perhaps
with a damp cloth to keep
them plump with moisture.

A FEWV CUTS AND
YOU'RE FINISHED
The ideal time for top-
working is when buds on
the trunk are just begin-
ning to grow; the scions
are still under refrigeration
in their winter sleep. This
way, the scion will have
time to knit to the loppdd-
back trunk and hook up its
plumbing before its buds
expand into thirsty new
shoots.
The actual grafting
operation is simple, and
there are a few ways to go
about it. The method I'Ill
describe is the cleft graft,
practiced by gardeners for
thousands of years and
best done on trunks 1 to 4
inches aci-oss.
Wedge grafting and

bark grafting are among
other methods of topwork-
ing, described in such
books as "The Grafter's
Handbook" by R J. Garner
(Sterling Publishing, 1993)
and "Plant Propagation:
Principles and Practices"
by H. Hartmann, D.
Kester, E Davies and R
Geneve (Prentice-Hall,
2010), and are useful with
trunks even a foot across.
After lopping off the
tree's head and squaring
off the top of the trunk
with a clean saw cut, begin
the cleft graft by hammer-
ing the blade of a heavy
knife right down into the
stub to form a 2- or 3-inch
split. Remove the blade
and let the split close up.
Next, cut two sc~ions
.to fit into the split in the
trunk. Do this by slicing
wood from the bottom 2
to 3 inches on either side
of each scion, making that
bottom portion wedge-
shaped in cross section,
but slightly asymmetrical.
(You "plant"' more than
one scion into the trunk
when topworking as insur-
ance against failure; a
couple of years later you
prune to leave only the
one that made th'e best
growth.)-
Now, force a screw-
driver into the middle of
the slit in the trunk tO
open it up, and-slide each
scion into each of the
outer edges of waiting gap.
The better the alignment
of the line between the
bark and wood on each
scion with this same line
onl the trunk, tile better
the.healing, because the
layer just beneath the bark
is the source of all new
cells at the graft.
Once scions are snug-
gled in place and aligned,:

By LEE REICH
Associated Press
Visitors to my garden
this time of year are often
astonished to see me lop-
ping the tops off some of
my trees,
No, I'm not the Henry
VIII of horticulture, chop-
ping the head off any tree
that no longer meets my
fancy. OK, I am actually
lopping the head off any
tree that doesn't meet my
fancy.
I part ways with Ol'
Henry, though, because
first, lopping the head off
a tree does not kill it, and
second, I graft on a new
head. A few years after
this seemingly brutal
operation, the tree looks
as chipper as ever. And it
has a head that I like bet-
ter or else off it comes
again-
I do this type of grafting,
called topwdrking, mostly
on my apple trees, but it
could be applied to many
Other kinds of fruit or
ornamental trees.
For instance, if you don't
like the growth habit of
your red maple or the leaf
shape of your Japanese
maple, you can just lop
back the head and change
it. Same goes for the flow-
er color of a crab apple or
flowering cherry.
Each time I lopj back one
of my apple trees, I can
make that tree into any
One of the more than 5,000
other varieties of apple.
Mostly, you can only
graft the same kinds of
plants together any vari-
ety of apple on an apple
trunk, cherry on cherry,
maple on maple, etc.

GATHER YOUR STEMWS ;

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This undated photo courtesy lif Lee Reich shows a grafted chestnut tree in New Paltz, N.Y.
Chopping and grafting may look brutal but can result in beautiful fruit trees.

remaining threat to suc-
cess is from the cut ends
drying out. Avoid this by
thoroughly coating all cut
surfaces, including the tips
of the scions, writh some
sort of prunitig'paint or
grafting wax. My Tavorite
is a gooey black stuff
called "~Treekote."

remove the screwdriver to
let the split close up and
fimly hug the two scions.

DRYING IS YOUR
ENEMY
If your timing is right,
and trunk and scions are
in good contact, the only

Check the graft a day
after the operation to make
sure all surfaces are still
thoroughly sealed. Then
stand back, because with
an established root system
it's possible to get 3 feet
SOr idore ofgrowthrromn a
-scion in one season!

aside.
In a large, deep saute
pan over medium-high,
cook the bacon until -
crispy, 6 to 8 minutes.
Using a slotted spoon,
transfer the bacon to a
plate lined with paper
towels to drain, leaving
the drippings in the pan.
Add the chicken to the
pan and saute for 3 to
4 minutes, or until well
browned on all sides.
It does not need to be
cooked through yet. Add
the onion and' the carrot
and cook for another 3
to 4 minutes, or until the
onion is soft and trans-
lucent and beginning to
brown.
Add the bok choy, red
bell pepper, snow peas
and pineapple chunks.

us bacon! Like so many
things,, sweet-and sour
chicken could be made
better with bacon.
An'd while we were mak-
mng imp~rovefuents to this
classic dish, we decided
we might as well use fresh
rather than canned pine-
apple, as well as the more
flavorful chicken thigh
rather than the more com-
mon breast. You can still
serve the dish over white
rice, but consider chang-
ing that up too by serving

In a small bowl, whisk
together the ketchup,
Worcestershire sauce,
brown sugar, vinegar and
red pepper flakes. Set

This April 11 p I
photo shows I
sweet and
sour chicken in
Concord, N.H. .
This dish can
be served over
white rice, but ..:
consider trying it
as a grinder or
tossed with soba ~ 7%
noodles. :

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highlight their splendid
shapes. The old standby
- rubber bands also
does the trick.
"I feel there's always
a million things you
can use," says Marcie
McGoldrick, editorial
director of Holiday &
Crafts for Martha Stewart
Living, which offers deco-
rqting ideas in its April
issue. "That's the fun part
with egg dyeing. You've
already got so much stuff
at your house that you
can use."
When working
with younger kids,
McGoldrick suggests
dyeing eggs, then allow-
ing~children to embellish
their creations with stick-
ers and markers'later

for this, promising 101
extraordinary egg-color-
ing ideas. The same ideas
are on the magazine's
website. They primar-
ily involve embellishing
white or colored hard-
boiled or blown-out eggs,
and most of the ideas
use a masking technique:
covering some part of the
egg before or after the -
initial dyeing.
For example, white or
lightly dyed eggs can be
wrapped in pretty lace, '/-
inch masking tape, or tiny
stickers,* such as office-
supply dots or stars. Even
small leaves or herbs,
such as dill or flat-leaf
parsley, can be tempo-
rar-ily applied before
dyeing, then removed to

By JENNIFER FORKER
For The Associated Press
ere are so
many ways to
color an egg,
and more than
Tone kind of egg
to color.
Much depends on the
decorators' ages, time
constraints and motiva-
tion. Do you want to try
something new and dif-
ferent this year, or fall
back 'on standard reliable
egg-dyeing kits?
Even when using an
egg-coloring kit, there
are dozens of ways to
kick the process up a
notch.
Martha Stewart Living
provides a phone app

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This undated image courtesy of Amy Gates shows a basket full of eggs dyed by Gates, of
Longmont, Colo.,. which appears on her blog, Crunchy Domestic Goddess. Gates dyes her
eggs with foods and spices. It's healthier, she maintains, and fun, like a science project.

- like the next day. This
idea works well for family
parties.
Marbleizing isn't
new, but it's an easy
way to tweak an egg.
McGoldrick calls it "fail-
proof." -You start by dye-
ing each hard-boiled egg
a single color. Then pop
up the color concentra-
tion of each dye bath and
add a tablespoon of oil,
such as olive oil, running
a fork through the color
to break up the oil and
create bubbles and swirls.
McGoldrick says.mar-
bleizing works best when
using; food coloring. For
the first dye bath, add 1
teaspoon of white vinegar
and 10 drops of food
coloring to one-half cup
of boiling water. For the
second dye bath the
one with the oil add .
another 10 drops of color
to increase its concentra-
tion. Use two different
colors with each egg.
Egg decorating isn't
only about dye baths
and eggs. Papier-mache
and wooden, craft eggs,
found at craft stores,
can be decorated more
boldly, with fu~ll-on glitter,
decoupage, spray paint,
beads and bling. More
care can be taken to
decorate these eggs, and
they last longer.
H. Camille Smith,
decorating and handmade
editor at HGTV.com, rec-
ommends letting small
children use craft eggs
"so all of their hard work
can be displayed year
after. year.

For adults, she recom-
mends decorating eggs
with self-adhesive gems,
or monogramming them
using contemporary col-
ors. She says turquoise
and violet are two trendy
colors.
(To get those colors in
a dye bath, try this: Use
. four drops of blue food
coloring and one drop of
green to make turquoise;
use equal amounts of
blue and red two drops
of each to get violet.
You may have to play
with these amounts to get
it right.)
Smith still colors eggs
with her mother every
year, but they don't get
too complicated. They dip
hard-boiled eggs in cof-
fee cups filled with dye
baths. *
"We do 'em simple; she
likes it old-school," says
Smith.
How old-school cap you
go? Amy Gates forgoes
the ubiquitous PAAS dye
tablets and store-bought
food coloring, and dyes
her eggs with foods and
spices. It's healthier, she
maintains, and fun, like a
science project.
"It's a time-intensive
thing," says Gates, 35, of
Longmont, Colo. "It takes
a few hours, but I think
it's worth it."
A mother of two, Gates
has written about her
natural egg-dyeing pro-
cess for several years
on her blog, Crunchy
Domestic Goddess. In a
nutshell, beets boiled in
cranberry juice create a

rich red; frozen cherries
go pink; turmeric equals
yellow; chili powder
turns out orange; canned
blueberries go green;
and, chopped red cabbage
conjures up a rich blue.
The best part? Clean
up.
"When you get every-
thing done, you can
throw all your dye mixes
into the compost bin if
you have one," Gates
says.
To show off your gor-
geous, hand-decorated
eggs, Smith, of HG;TV.
com, shares a couple of
show-stopper ideas:
-- On three raised cake
plates, arrange sod. (The
real stuff is available and
cheap at home-improve-
ment stores this time of
year.) Cut around it do
this outside to fit the
circumference of each
plate. Allow the dirt to
show, or cover it by nest-
ing the sod in colorful tis-
sue paper atop the cake
plates. Nestle your deco-
rated eggs in the sod.
You can even pick up a
few floral tubes those
things that hold one or
two stems with water
- and insert diminutive
flowers, such as crocus
or dwarf hyacinth, for dis-
play with the eggs.
Create a display of
nested eggs with Spanish
moss, available at craft
stores, in a low-footed
dish. Simply shape the
moss in the bowl, allow-
ing pieces to escape and
fly free, so it looks natu-
ral.

doing it and seeing that
people appreciated it, it
kind of made me think I
could still do something
to make people happy. I'm
making a difference for

"In cod iue to make
the toys as long as I can
keep going," DeRocco
.said, noting he is fight-
ing to keep one of his
hands after an accident in
November.

is donated to 'the Greater New
Orleans Community Foundation.
Another wine-to-water connection
is being made by Flying Fish, which
makes wines from grapes grown in
Washington state's Columbia Valley.
"WIe thought we'd like` to really
honor the waters that are home to
the fish that are featured on the
label," said Karmen Olson-Stevens,
brand marketing manager.
Since ~Launching in 2004, the
winery has donated a portion of
proceeds to Ocean Conservancy,
for a current total of nearly $70,000.
The money is earmarked for the
organization's annual international
coastal cleanup and last year went
to the Gulf cleanup efforts.
Other wineries are branching out
in different eco-related charitable
directions.
Pine Ridge Vineyards in the Napa
Valley has announced it will donate
$1 to American Forests for every
bottle of the chenin blanc-viognier
wine sold from April through June
to help plant up to 5,000 trees.
And Root 1, produced in Chile,
is a long-standing partner of Global
ReLeaf, a branch of American
Forests. By the end of 2011, winery
officials estimate Root 1 and Global
ReLeaf will have planted more than
40,000 trees in forest restoration
projects around the world.
Hiess Winery in the Napa Valley
takes a back-to the-land approach to

eco sips.
Every year they hold a chardon-
nay month during which 1 percent
of profits on sales of chardonnay
are donated under the 1 Percent for
the Planet environmental advocacy
program. Year-round, the winery
donates 1 percent of profis from
its Hess Small Block Series limited
selection wines.
And Hess, which is in its fourth
year of participating in the project,
recently made grants of $10,000 to
The Land Trust of Napa County and
another $10,000 to the Napa CountY
Student & Landowner Education
and Watershed Stewardship pro-
gram.
The charity-wine connection is a .
natural Mi for an industry that seeks
to connect with consumers on a per-
sonal level, Olson-Steviens notes.
S"First of all, we do it because we
care about the oceans and rivers
and we're committed to making a
change," said Olson-Stevens. "But
it also gives us a story to tell our
consumers." Wine is known for
starting conversations, and having
an environmental tie-in is one more
thing to talk about along with where
the wine came from, how it's made
and how it tastes, she said.
For Selby, raising money for envi-
ronmental causes also is a way to
cut throixgh the slightly intimidating
image that can be associated with
wine.

By MICHELLE LOCKE
For The Associated Press
Sip a pinot, save the planet?
That's the thinking behind a
number of wineries teaming up
with environmental organizations to
raise funds for trees,seas and the
land.
One of the latest releases is
Clean Coast wines, the brainchild of
California winemaker Susie Selby.
The owner of Selby Wmnery m
Healdsburg, Selby created the
wines, available online and in
Mississippi and Louisiana, with the
goal of raising awareness of the
Gulf Coast recovery effort.
"I spend a lot of time in Louisiana.
It's just a place that's near and dear
to my heart," Selby said. After the
2010 oil spil she decided she want-
ed to do something to help the area
on a long-term basis, so she came
up with Clean Coast wines-
"I'm inspired by the way the peo-
ple of New Orleans and Louisiana
choose to handle crisis. They love
each other; they make the most of
it and they frequently do it with a
great meal in front of them and a
glass of wine in their hand," she
said.
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chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon
and merlot carry labels decorat-
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won't say how many they
have in total; that's infor-
mation that casinos tend to
closely guard for competi-
tive reasons.
Resorts also is remodel-
ing 480 rooms in its Ocean
Tower. That's something
Jake Brown of Alexandria,
Va. feels is badly needed.
"Our room looks kind
of old," he said during a
recent visit. "The bath-
room, especially. Old tiles,
old tub. And the mattress
is kind of hard, too."
But Garth Troescher of
Bethany Beach, Del. liked
his room.
"The price is right and
the room was nice," he
said. "I like when dealers
talk to you a lot, They do
that here."
The promotions are
working, even as they
deplete the casino's
budget. Resorts posted
Atlantic City's biggest
increase in casino revenue
in February, up 16.5 per-
cent from a year earlier,
and March, up 11.6 per-
cent. Of course, some of
that is due to having such
a poor starting point in
2010. And much of the rest
is due to the bargain-hunt-
ing nature of the Atlantic
City casino customer, who
wants the most comps and
the lowest prices, and will
abandon any place that
doesn't deliver.
Many other Atlantic City;
casinos have given up on
this approach, deciding
it's simply too expensive
to shower low-rollers with
free food and drink, hotel
rooms, show tickets or
cash. Bob Griffin, CEO
of Trump Entertainment
Resorts, calls it "over-
incentivizing our custom-
ers."
Gomes is well-aware of
this. He also realizes that
at some point, Resorts will
need to raise its prices to
a level where it can make
a profit. The trick is to do
that without losing the cus-
tomer base it has worked
so hard to regain.
"Acquiring lost business
is a lot more expensive
than just maintaining your
existing customer base,"
he said. "Once you get the
people back, then you look
to see where you're inef-
~ficient. It's a stressful and
~frustrating experience, but
it's something you have
to go through. If people
like what they experience,
they'll keep coming back."

By WAYNE PARRY
Associated Press
ATIANTIC CITY, N.J.
-- In Resorts Casino
Hotel's Superstar Theater,
a rotating disco ball bathed
the crowd of middle-aged
women and senior citizens
in dazzling shards of light
as David Cassidy sang the
Partridge Family hit "I
Think I Imve You."
Around the corner
at the buffet, a simu-
lated flash mob dressed as
casino workers suddenly
appeared, dancing around
-- and sometimes on -
diners' tables while sing-
ing OutKastls "Hey Ya!"
These events marked
two extremes of an effort
aimed at the same goal:
to wKin back business at
the nation's first casino to
open outside Nevada, one
that came within days of
closing last winter.
Rebuilding Resorts is
proving to be a difficult,
expensive proposition,
even as it shows initial
signs of success. The
casino is handing out wadS
of cash to new customers,
its hotel rooms are cheap-
er than discount motels
during the week, and it's
entangled in lawsuits with
the former owners, a util-
ity company who briefly
cut off heat and air condi-
tioning over a half-million-
dollar unpaid bil from, the
old owners, and several
cocktail servers who were
fired after it was deter-
mined they didn't look
sexy enough in revealing
new costumes Resorts is
making them wear.
"It's a great thing to
bring additional business
in, but you can see how
costly it is for us," said
Dennis Gomes, the vet-
eran casino executive who
bought Resorts with New
York real estate magnate
Morris Bailey. "The ben-
efit is for the long term.
Believe me, it's stressful."
Bottom line: the casino
is still losing money, just
not as much as before.
Gomnes predicts Resorts
could turn its fist monthly
profit under his manage-
ment in July, and expects
to break even for the year.
When it opened its
doors on May 26, 1978,
Resorts became the
nation's first casino outside
Nevada. For years, it was
fantastically profitable.
But as more and more
casinos opened in Atlantic
City there are now 11
- Resorts' share of the
market fell. By the time
casinos started opening in
the Philadelphia suburbs
in late 2006, Resorts was
already in a steep decline,
an afterthought for all
but the bus-riding senior
citizen slots player that
remains its typical cus-
tomer.
Gomes has a long career
in the casino industry,
with management jobs at
the Tropicana Casino and
resort (where he famously
made a tic-tac-toe-playing

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The entrance at Resorts Casino Hotel is seen April 13 in Atlantic City, N.J. Efforts are being made to win back business at the
nation's first casino to open outside Nevada, one that came within days of closing last winter. New owners bought it for a song
in December, and now face the daunting task of rebuilding business in a place that had been abandoned by many of its best
customers.

promotional spigots full-
blast. It drove gamblers to
the casino and back from
New York City and Long
Island in luxury mini-
buses for $5. Hotel rooms
went for $29 on weekdays
During the winter: The
casino gave away 150 free
rooms to Philadelphia
Phillies fans at a parking
lot tailgate party before
the team's season opener.
In keeping with the
1920s theme, Resorts
prices its buffet at $19.20
seven days a week, includ-
ing all-you-can-eat king
crab legs and shrimp that ~
still make Gomes cringe
when he sees customers
loading up their plates.
And one of the casino's
restaurants offers a full
steak dinner for $2.99 after
11 p.m. -- a meal that goes
for $20 or more at other '
casinos. .
One of the most suc-
cessful promotions is
also one of the costliest:
Resorts will reimburse
the first $100 of gambling
losses for new club card
members on their first
visit. Gomes says the
casino is adding 1,000 new
card members a day, but

chicken into a top draw),
Trump Taj Mahal Casino
and Resort, the Golden
Nugget in Las Vegas, and
Hilton Nevada's proper-
ties. And his tenure as
Nevada's top casino cor-
ruption investigator was
chronicled in the 1995
Martin Scorsese flm
"Casino."
So when Resorts'
previous owners, the .
Los Angeles hedge fund
Colony Capital LLC
stopped paying their
mortgage and turned the
casino's keys over to their
lenders in 2009, Gomes
saw an opportunity where
others saw a money pit
caught in a death spiral.
He and Bailey, who had
tried to open a casino
in Pennsylvania, bought
Resorts for $31.5 million, a
fraction of the $140 million
Colony paid for it in 2001.
The first thing he did
was slash expenses, most-
ly payroll. The 2,000 work-
ers on the payroll were all
made to re-apply for their
jobs. Ultimately, more
than 200 were laid off, and
nearly 500 others had their
pay slashed by as much as
52 percent,
When Gomes took
over, it soon became clear
just how far things had '
fallen at Resorts. The
casino's revenue from slot
machines and table games
was down 19 percent since
the beginning of the year;
it was taking in less than
$436,000 a day, compared
with $538,000 a day a year
earlier, ranking it 10th out
of Atlantic City's 11 casi-
nos.
Resorts posted a gross
operating loss of $18.5 mil-
lion last year, a worsening
of nearly 41 percent from
2009. .

"It was like a ghost
town," Gomes said. "On
a Friday night, there was
nobody in this place. On
a Saturday, it looked like
what you would see on
a weekday. It was totally
depressing. I thought,
'How the hell am I gonna
fill this place up?"'"
The fist step was
dreaming up a new identi-
ty for Resorts, taking what
was widely considered a
liability the building is
90 years old and smaller
than the most successful
casinos and trying to
turn it into a plus. Gomes
and his staff rebranded
Resorts in a roaring '20s
theme, in part to capitalize
on the success of the hit
H~BO series "Boardwalk
Empire" about Prohibition-
era Atlantic City. Because
the place was built in the
1920s, it didn't need a
makeover to fit in perfectly
with the new theme: the
marble floors and polished
brass fixtures are luxuri-
ous reminders of that
bygone era.
A strolling violinist
was hired to serenade
customers as they walk
through the lobby, and a
stilt-walker in a giant zoot
suit reaches way down to
shake hands and pose for
pictures with bemused
visitors. Blanche Morro,
known as "The Singing
Bartender," mixes drinks
while belting out requests.
But the roaring '20s
theme bought Gomes
trouble when it came to
the revealing flapper cos-
tumes that the cocktail
waitresses soon must
wear.
Fifteen female servers
were fied after a mod-
eling agency hired by
Resorts determined they

did not look sexy enough
in the new outfits, and sev-
eral of them sued, claiming
age and sex discrimina-
tion. One of them claimed
having to strip almost
naked in front of female
co-workers and squeeze
into an ill-fitting costume
for the audition "'was the
most embarrassing thing
I've ever had to do."
Gomes said the cos-
tumes are an indispens-
able part of Resorts' itew
image.
"~We tell the employ-
ees it's like you're actors
and actresses; you're
performers and you've
got to be onstage, help-
ing customers feel like
they've stepped back into
the 1920s," he said. "If you
took a survey, probably
70 percent would say this
was done fairly, and that it
should be the right of any
business to try to maxi-
mize their profits. The fact
that we offered (waitresses
deemed unattractive in the
new costumes) other jobs
shows we were fair."
The next order of busi-
'ness was getting more
bodies through the door,
and Resorts opened the

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